demoralization

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But the demoralization really comes when you pause for a beat and realize that, behind every single #RaptureTok video, there’s an unspoken yearning for relief.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

Act Three offers a performance at a point when nervous tension, romantic fury and artistic demoralization bring the production to a nervous breakdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

The demoralization that afflicts Cielo casts a shadow on the audience, whose capacity for compassion may reach its limit even before the full measure of her suffering has been taken.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Feelings of demoralization, in particular, predicted high levels of psychiatric symptoms and disinterest in their careers.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

Having lost her courage, in a miserable state of demoralization, Meme had no other recourse but to bear up under it.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez